How I Built It Podcast
1) Saturday Mornings, The Creative Act, and Pop Punk [Friday Wrap-Up]
This week I talk about my surprisingly productive Saturday mornings β and why I'm hoping that same quiet, distraction-free focus carries into summer with all three kids out of school. Then The Creativ...Show More
2) "I'll Remember It" Is a Lie: 3 Ways Solopreneurs Can Capture Tasks Faster
Have you ever gone to the grocery store without a list? You walk down every aisle, grab whatever looks good, spend way more than you planned β and somehow still get home without the one thing you actu...Show More
3) Do you work while driving? [Friday Wrap-Up]
This week I talk about how I used 4 hours of solo driving to and from a mastermind retreat in Baltimore β and why I chose to turn everything off instead of grinding through business prep. Then a whole...Show More
4) Inbox Zero for Solopreneurs: The Exact System I've Used for 8 Years
Have you ever seen a 5-digit notification badge? Itβs most stressful things I see on someone's phone. And I get it β as a solopreneur, email feels urgent. What if a client needs something? What if you...Show More
5) Do LLMs employ variable rewards, Spike Lee's hat, and a chilling video [Friday Wrap-Up]
Welcome to the Friday Wrap-Up for May 15, 2026. This is a short newsletter where I talk about 3 things: Whatβs on my mind this week, Recommended Reading, and Recommended Media. Here's what's on my min...Show More
6) The Right Newsletter Tool Makes All the Difference: Why Solopreneurs Should Use Kit
Does having a mailing list feel like too much for you? Like itβs adding βone more thingβ to your list as a one-person business?That's what I hear constantly when I coach solopreneurs. Either they don'...Show More
7) Don't Miss Out on What You're Doing, Deleting Second Brains, drop dead [Friday Wrap-Up]
Are you so concerned with FOMO that you're Missing Out On What's There, rendering your real life MOOWT? That's what's on my mind today. Plus, a great article about why it might actually be bad that yo...Show More
8) Why Your Solopreneur Business Feels Overwhelming (Fix This First)
The most overwhelming room in my house is the sunroom. Three small kids, all their toys, total chaos. One day, I was sitting in there feeling overstimulated and realized it would take about five minut...Show More
9) What Solopreneurs Can Learn From Star Wars
I have a confession to make: The first Star Wars movie I ever saw was Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. I was 13, and it just hit the dollar theater when my friend invited me to see it with him.Β He reali...Show More
10) Single-Purpose Apps, AI Won't Take Your Job, Ted Lasso is Back [Friday Wrap-Up]
Are single-purpose apps going to replace SaaS? I've been building small, focused tools with AI to replace subscriptions that solve my problem, just not quite my way, and I'm not the only one.Β Also: a ...Show More